Private Law 83–924

That the Secretary

Petra R. Martinez and others.

of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $5,000 to Petra Ruiz Martinez, and to pay the sum of $5,000 to Mr. and Mrs. Marcelo Maysonet Mirell, all of the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of the death of their minor sons Juan Martinez Ruiz and Juan Gilberto Maysonet Benitez, who died on July 14, 1940, as the result of personal injuries sustained by them on that date in an accident involving a United States Army truck, which occurred on the road leading from Vieques to Santa Maria: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000.